Cost of living comparison
France is 60.0% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in France instead of Poland, you would:
pay 56.8% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.27
|
$15.92
€14.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN28.83
|
$10.79
€9.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.74
|
$2.77
€2.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.45
|
$1.90
€1.74
|
|
pay 87.1% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.58
|
$1.79
€1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.55
|
$9.16
€8.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.07
|
$4.45
€4.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.19
|
$3.91
€3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.71
|
$6.37
€5.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.74
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.40
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.38
|
$0.92
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.99
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
pay 57.4% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN24.78
|
$7.43
€6.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN115.52
|
$51.68
€47.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN118,893.51
|
$31,564.23
€28,843.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.16
|
$18.46
€16.87
|
|
pay 35.9% more for housing
|
Poland
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN57.62
|
$30.98
€28.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,318.77
|
$779.01
€711.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,883.58
|
$611.60
€558.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN744.09
|
$139.72
€127.68
|
|
pay 96.8% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,183.37
|
$707.64
€646.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,284.69
|
$9,850.44
€9,001.50
|
|
pay 67.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.47
|
$6.18
€5.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.79
|
$3.05
€2.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.16
|
$11.75
€10.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN124.13
|
$34.96
€31.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.04
|
$11.84
€10.82
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN299.47
|
$92.28
€84.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN145.14
|
$37.39
€34.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN319.53
|
$93.47
€85.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN360.51
|
$126.59
€115.68
|
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